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Triumphant Song of Youth
Released: October 24, 1956 (1956)
Runtime: 46 minutes
Genres: Romance, Comedy
Swimmers Akio and Natsuko train hard for national competition while Natsuko struggles with family chaos — her father’s affair and her mother’s push for an arranged marriage. Pretending to date teammate Akio to escape pressure, Natsuko soon realizes her feelings are real.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Takeshi Sakamoto as Genkichi Ogawa
Age at release: 57
- Kingorō Yanagiya as Kintarō Tagawa
Age at release: 55
- Nijiko Kiyokawa as Kiyoko (Kintarō’s wife)
Age at release: 43
- Atsuko Ichinomiya as Genkichi’s wife
Age at release: 42
- Ichiryusai Teiho as Isohachi Yamamoto
Age at release: 30
- Yū Fujiki as Coach Saita
Age at release: 25
- Akira Takarada as Akio Shimamura
Age at release: 22
- Naomi Shiraishi as Natsuko (Kintarō’s daughter)
Age at release: 21
- Keiko Môri as Yoshiko Aida
Age at release: Unknown
- Michiyo Tamaki as Emiko (Cabaret waitress)
Age at release: Unknown
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- Kiyomi Mizunoya as Maid Matsu
Age at release: 40
Age at release: 23
- Yayoko Kitano as Fumiko Kawano
Age at release: Unknown